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Training and Workforce

UK Bizav Group BBGA Urges More Industry Apprenticeships

Noting shortages in many sectors of the aviation workforce, the business aviation association is advocating for more hands-on training programs.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet MRO Services Adds Fourth Base in Australia

The new Brisbane location enables ExecuJet MRO Services to meet demands for capabilities such as mobile repair services and AOG support,
Aircraft

American Airlines Pushes Back Max Return to January 16

American Airlines still expects the Boeing narrowbody to receive certification for service re-entry by the end of this year.
Aircraft

ATR Board Greenlights Short-runway ATR 42-600 Variant

The European turboprop manufacturer secured 20 commitments from operators and lessors for the ATR 42-600S.
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Rotorcraft

Bell-Boeing V-22 Tiltrotor Fleet Tops 500,000 Hours

The U.S. military's fleet of 375 Bell-Boeing V-22 tiltrotors has flown more than half a million hours.
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Aircraft

Learjet 75 Liberty Mockup To Debut at NBAA 2019

Bombardier's Learjet 75 Liberty already is attracting sales, but executives are offering incentives at NBAA as it showcases a full-scale mock-up.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Watch This Hawker 800 Full Restoration - C&L Aviation Group

Watch This Hawker 800 Full Restoration - C&L Aviation Group
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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Recognized for Economic Boost in SW Illinois

The MRO provider and FBO operator is one of six organizations to be recognized by the economic development group.
Aircraft

Piaggio Taps Traxxall for Maintenance Tracking

Traxxall's mx tracking service to be offered as an option on all new Piaggio Avanti Eve deliveries.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Terra Develops UAV/AI Solution for Powerline Patrols

Terra Drone says it has combined UAVs with artificial intelligence to create a highly-accurate method of inspecting power lines and towers
Maintenance and Modifications

Foresight HUMS Provides Better Helo Gear Fault Analysis

GPMS says its Foresight health usage and monitoring system that provides for better gear fault analysis on helicopters

Citi: Econ Uncertainty Could Extend Bizav’s Lost Decade

Sentiment for the business jet market has taken a step back “as perceived economic risks impact a market that benefits from certainty and stability.”
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Operator Guilty of Cocaine Distribution

Khamraj Lall was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and money laundering via his Exec Jet Club air charter business.
Aircraft

Boeing Deliveries Slip as Max Effect Fully Takes Hold

Third-quarter deliveries from Boeing totaled 63 during the third quarter, compared with 190 a year earlier.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

CBAA Fights Proposed 10 Percent Luxury Tax

The Canadian Business Aviation Association is leading a fight against a proposal for a 10 percent tax on “luxury" vehicles, which includes aircraft.
Aircraft

Bombardier Global 7500 Completes 8,225-nm Flight

The October 6 flight by Bombardier's Global 7500 demonstrator bested an earlier record flight by 235 nm.
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ATC

FAA Completes Rollout of Baseline ADS-B Services

ADS-B last month became operational at Ohio airports Akron-Canton and Mansfield Lahm Regional, the last two of 155 slated for the technology.
Security

Echodyne To Power C-UAS Systems at Airports

Echodyne's EchoGuard compact 3D radar sensor now integrated into SRI's airfield radar system
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bristow Emerging From Bankruptcy with $535M

Helicopter services company Bristow Group said it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization by month's end.
Rotorcraft

Marines AH-1Z Gets Boost from F-35B Pairing

The AH-1Z Viper is being used in combination with F-35Bs on attack missions, a teaming that will be enhanced by a forthcoming datalink upgrade
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Rotorcraft

Kopter Flight Tests New MGB for SH09

Kopter said the new main gear box it has developed for its SH09 turbine single helicopter will improve performance
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Aircraft

TAP Airbus A321LR Takes Off on Transatlantic Flight to D.C.

Portuguese flag carrier TAP Air says its long-range narrowbody lowers trip costs on its Lisbon-Washington route by 50 percent.
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Training and Workforce

CAE-DAC JV Has 15-Year Growth Plan for Simcom Holdings

Five already announced additional simulators will represent just the start of the CAE-DAC joint venture’s investment in growing Simcom Holdings.
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Aircraft

AirMed Eyes APAC Reach with New Challenger 601

AirMed's fleet comprises Beechjet, Cessna Citation, Hawker, Learjet, Nextant ,Beechcraft King Air, and Pilatus PC-12 turbine aircraft.
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Rotorcraft

Unmanned Camcopter Completes SAR Sea-based Trials

A Schiebel S-100 UAV has completed shipboard SAR trials with the Norwegian Coast Guard
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Mente Group Christens New HQ

The new office space in Frisco, Texas, gives the business aviation broker and consultant more than double the office space it previously had.
Aircraft

TBM Owners Wrap Up 2019 Convention

Attendees included 135 owners and 102 aircraft representing the entire Daher TBM single-engine turboprop lineup.
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Colibri: Bizav Pilot Shortage Will Affect Bizjet Sales

Some 2,500 new business aviation pilots will be needed in the UK—and 98,000 globally—over the next 19 years to meet the growing demand to fly privately.
Rotorcraft

UAVOS Fits Unmanned R22 for Aerial Application

UAVOS has converted a Robinson R-22 to fly unmanned and spray pesticides
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aeria Touts Latest VVIP Completion

BBJ for undisclosed head of state marks San Antonio company’s third custom completion since opening shop in 2012.